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Microtia Reconstruction [PDF]

Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, 2016
Microtia reconstruction is a challenging endeavor that has seen significant technique evolution. It is important to educate patients and their families to determine the best hearing rehabilitation and ear reconstructive options. Microtia is often associated with aural atresia, hearing loss, and craniofacial syndromes.
Randall Bly
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CRABP2 upregulation in perichondral stem cells is associated with microtia [PDF]

BMC Medical Genomics
Microtia is a common congenital craniofacial malformation characterized by the partial or complete absence of the external ear structure. Despite its relatively high incidence, the pathogenesis of microtia remain poorly understood.
Jingheng Zhang, Feiyang Chu, Xuzhong Hu, Xinghua Yang, Shaorong Lei, Leren He, Dingyu Wu, Lin Lin, Haiyue Jiang   +8 more
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IL-6 signaling is required for the development and regeneration of ear cartilage in microtia [PDF]

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
IntroductionCongenital microtia is a birth defect characterized by auricular underdevelopment, with unclear pathogenesis and unidentified pathogenic genes.MethodsDifferential expression analysis, weighted co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), protein ...
Wenkang Luan, Shujun Fan, Hanyi Jiang, Dongwen Jiang, Jinxiu Yang, Leren He   +5 more
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Patient and guardian perspectives on tissue engineering in microtia reconstruction. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundTissue Engineering (TE) is a newer technology with ongoing development across various areas of healthcare. For microtia patients, TE holds promise as a viable option for ear reconstruction, making it essential to understand the perspectives of ...
Arya Sherafat, James Antongiovanni, Chizoba Mosieri, Asthon Rosenbloom, Lana Mamoun, Sierra Willens, Leo Alaniz, Rahim Esfandyarpour, Mary Ziegler, Miles J Pfaff   +9 more
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Anxiety, depression, and HRQoL in pediatric microtia patients following ear reconstruction: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with congenital microtia after ear recontruction surgery and identify influencing factors of HRQoL.MethodA cross ...
Xinyi Liu, Xinyi Liu, Ying Huang, Ying Huang, Lin Yang, Enming Zhang, Jiafei Yang, Jiafei Yang, Liujing Meng, Liujing Meng, Liping Ma, Liping Ma, Zhengzhen Fu, Zhengzhen Fu, Yanchun Zhou, Yanchun Zhou, Weiwei Bian, Weiwei Bian   +17 more
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The Importance of a Conchal Bowl Element in the Fabrication of a Three-Dimensional Framework in Total Auricular Reconstruction [PDF]

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2013
Background To construct a sophisticated three-dimensional framework, numerous modifications have been reported in the literature. However, most surgeons have paid little attention to the anatomical configuration of the concha and more to its deepness ...
Young Soo Kim
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Microtia. [PDF]

CMAJ
You P, Liu YC, Symonette C.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Temporoparietal Fascia Flaps in Children Under 15 Years of Age: An Anatomic Investigation and Its Clinical Implications in Auricular Reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Background:. The temporoparietal fascia (TPF) flap has been successfully used in the treatment of microtia with primary or secondary cases. The literature contains numerous studies about its structure and vascular anatomy in adults.
Young Soo Kim, , MD, PhD
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Severe Unilateral Microtia with Aural Atresia, Hair White Patch, Stereotypes in a Young Boy with De novo 16p13.11 Deletion: Reasons for a New Genotype–Phenotype Correlation

Global Medical Genetics, 2023
Background Microtia is an uncommon congenital malformation ranging from mild anatomic structural abnormalities to partial or complete absence of the ear leading to hearing impairment.
Piero Pavone, Xena Giada Pappalardo, Claudia Parano, Enrico Parano, Antonio Corsello, Martino Ruggieri, Giovanni Cacciaguerra, Raffaele Falsaperla   +7 more
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De novo 22q11.2 deletions and auricular findings in two Chinese patients with microtia

Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2022
Background Congenital microtia is a common craniofacial malformation resulting from both environmental and genetic factors. Recurrent chromosomal imbalances were observed in patients with microtia.
Nuo Si, Zeya Zhang, Xin Huang, Chanchen Wang, Peipei Guo, Bo Pan, Haiyue Jiang   +6 more
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